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US intelligence head 'not told' about UK's secret Apple data demand


Tulsi Gabbard said she was seeking further information from the FBI and other US agencies.

In response to the Home Office notice, last week Apple pulled its top level privacy tool, Advanced Data Protection, from the UK market. Advanced Data Protection, external (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a process known as end-to-end encryption. The letter to Senator Ron Whyden and Representative Andy Biggs which has now been published online, Tulsi Gabbard said she first read about the notice in the media and had not been informed beforehand by either the UK or by Apple.

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